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Purpose

This paper aims to provide some comments on the four papers, other than the author’s own, that were included in a recent special issue on organizational unlearning.

Design/methodology/approach

The author carefully reads these papers and identify problems that may hinder unlearning research.

Findings

While each paper has its own merits, a common problem shared by the papers is that the concept of organizational unlearning is unnecessarily eulogized, complicated or straitjacketed.

Research limitations/implications

The author’s discussion focuses only on a problem related directly to the concept of unlearning, and does not cover other, though less serious, issues.

Originality/value

The author’s comments help readers better understand the concept of unlearning and so facilitate the further development of unlearning research.

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